Posted Nov. 3, 2009:
Calling all childhood and young adult cancer survivors living in the United States or Canada: If you are currently between the ages of 18 and 55 and have been cancer-free for at least two years, you may be eligible to take part in a survey for the Partnership for Health study.  A project of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the study is looking at the ways in which people who were diagnosed with cancer, a tumor, or a similar illness as children or young adults take care of their health.
 
What's involved? Just go to our online survey and find out if you are eligible. If you are, you will be asked to fill out a short, on-line survey. It should only take about 15- 20 minutes. As a thank you for your time, we'll send you a $10 gift card after you complete the survey.  
To learn more and take the survey, click here.
 
If you have questions, call the study line at 1-800-950-8649 or email us at: pfh@partners.org.

Posted Oct. 23, 2008:
There are approximately 70,000 people aged 15-39 diagnosed with cancer every year. For over two decades there has been little or no improvement in survival for this age group. The Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Bill of Rights is a set of criteria that would be established as a standard for care for this underserved population. For more informaation, go to the Planet Cancer Web site.

Posted Oct. 23, 2008:
A researcher at the University of Minnesota's (U of M) Masonic Cancer Center has found that survivors of childhood and young adult cancers are five to ten times more likely than their healthy brothers and sisters to develop serious heart problems. The problems can develop at an early age and emphasize the need for continuous medical monitoring.

The study compared 14,358 survivors enrolled in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS) to 3,899 of their siblings who did not have cancer. Daniel Mulrooney, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics at the U of M Medical School, led the research team on this study.

The findings were presented on June 1 at the 44th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago, Ill. Read more on the Children's Cancer Research Fund Web site.